What color is #7F759F?

#7F759F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F759F?

The RGB value is 127, 117, 159: 127 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F759F?

The complementary color is #959F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F759F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F759F color

#7F759F rgb(127, 117, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F759F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.9% green and 62.4% blue (127, 117, 159).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7F759F color codes

HEX	`#7F759F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 117, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 12.92, -21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 24.81, 301.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.37, 19.738, 35.478)`
Decimal	`8353183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F759F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7F759F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F759F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7F759F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f759f; }
.text { color: #7f759f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f759f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 117 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f759f, #94759f); }

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Questions

What color is #7F759F?: #7F759F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F759F?: The RGB value is 127, 117, 159: 127 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F759F?: The complementary color is #959F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F759F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.